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The Late Simon Knowles

Not renowned for his punctuality, it turns out that Simon Knowles, founder and vice president for silicon engineering at wireless start-up Icera Semiconductor, has earned himself an interesting soubriquet from colleagues.

 

Knowles, of whom it is said that none of his chips has ever needed a re-spin, is known for a relaxed start to his day at Icera, often gracing the company's Aztec West offices with a debut at around 11am.

 

Ten minutes into a meeting in Bristol, scheduled to be run by Knowles and Icera's CTO Steve Allpress, Allpress noticed, while running through the corporate intro, that  Knowles was coming down the corridor.

 

"Here comes Simon Knowles," said Allpress, adding, "often referred to, for obvious reasons, as the late Simon Knowles."

 

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